to package — English conjugation

Frequency#1208Regular

Indicative

Present (Simple Present) Regular

The simple present describes habitual actions, general truths, and states. It is the most basic tense in English. For most verbs, add -s or -es for the third person singular (he, she, it).

She speaks three languages.

PronounEnglish
Ipackage
youpackage
he/she/itpackages
wepackage
you (pl.)package
theypackage

Past (Simple Past) Regular

The simple past describes completed actions at a specific time in the past. Regular verbs add -ed. There are around 200 common irregular verbs with unique past forms that must be learned individually.

She spoke to the manager yesterday.

PronounEnglish
Ipackaged
youpackaged
he/she/itpackaged
wepackaged
you (pl.)packaged
theypackaged

Present continuous (Present Continuous) Regular

The present continuous describes actions happening right now or temporary situations. Formed with am/is/are + verb-ing. Also used for definite future arrangements.

She is speaking to a client at the moment.

PronounEnglish
Iam packaging
youare packaging
he/she/itis packaging
weare packaging
you (pl.)are packaging
theyare packaging

Past continuous (Past Continuous) Regular

The past continuous describes actions that were in progress at a specific moment in the past, often interrupted by another event. Formed with was/were + verb-ing.

She was speaking when the fire alarm went off.

PronounEnglish
Iwas packaging
youwere packaging
he/she/itwas packaging
wewere packaging
you (pl.)were packaging
theywere packaging

Present perfect (Present Perfect) Regular

The present perfect connects the past to the present. It describes experiences, recent events, or situations that started in the past and continue now. Formed with have/has + past participle.

She has spoken at over fifty conferences.

PronounEnglish
Ihave packaged
youhave packaged
he/she/ithas packaged
wehave packaged
you (pl.)have packaged
theyhave packaged

Past perfect (Past Perfect) Regular

The past perfect describes an action completed before another past event — the past of the past. Formed with had + past participle. Always implies a reference point in the past.

She had spoken to him before the meeting started.

PronounEnglish
Ihad packaged
youhad packaged
he/she/ithad packaged
wehad packaged
you (pl.)had packaged
theyhad packaged

Future (will) (Future Simple) Regular

The future simple expresses predictions, spontaneous decisions, and promises. Formed with will + base infinitive. The contracted form will not = won't is very common in spoken English.

She will speak at the conference tomorrow.

PronounEnglish
Iwill package
youwill package
he/she/itwill package
wewill package
you (pl.)will package
theywill package

Future continuous (Future Continuous) Regular

The future continuous describes an action that will be in progress at a specific future moment. Formed with will be + verb-ing. Often used to describe planned or expected ongoing actions.

This time tomorrow she will be speaking to the board.

PronounEnglish
Iwill be packaging
youwill be packaging
he/she/itwill be packaging
wewill be packaging
you (pl.)will be packaging
theywill be packaging

Future perfect (Future Perfect) Regular

The future perfect describes an action that will be completed before a specific point in the future. Formed with will have + past participle. Common with time expressions like by then, by the time.

By Friday she will have spoken to all the clients.

PronounEnglish
Iwill have packaged
youwill have packaged
he/she/itwill have packaged
wewill have packaged
you (pl.)will have packaged
theywill have packaged

Subjunctive

Conditional (would) (Conditional) Regular

The conditional describes hypothetical situations and their results. Formed with would + base infinitive. Used in if-clauses, polite requests, and reported speech about future events.

She would speak more if she had the chance.

PronounEnglish
Iwould package
youwould package
he/she/itwould package
wewould package
you (pl.)would package
theywould package